BBC reporter Frank Gardner is left on plane at Heathrow again

For the second time in six months the BBC security correspondent Frank Gardner, has been forced to highlight problems at Heathrow Airport after being left stranded on a plane for 30 minutes after the flight landed.

The flight from Krakow, Poland landed early at Heathrow Airport but was not designated a spot at a jetty which allows passengers to disembark without steps. Mr Gardner told the BBC that he had to wait for a high-lift to allow him to disembark the plane, which he said came quite quickly. However, after struggling to get the high-lift to connect with the plane the crew only succeeded in locking themselves inside their hydraulic cabin.

Mr Gardner luckily did see the funny side of this absurd situation, tweeting:

Ok so this is so absurd it's actually funny. 30 mins after landing at @HeathrowAirport I'm once again stuck on empty plane. Hi-lift crew have managed to lock themselves inside their hydraulic cabin and can't get out! BA crew being brilliant. pic.twitter.com/NcqQXFGLQN

This situation is just one of many that Mr Gardner has experienced at Heathrow. While he admits he is not angry this time round he told the BBC: “But it’s just a reminder that Heathrow isn’t there yet when it comes to mobility-impaired passengers.”

A Heathrow Airport spokesperson commented: “While this was an isolated technical incident, unrelated to Mr Gardner’s previous experience, we accept both fell short of our standards.”